Connect
Four

Game
of position...

Connect4
History

The
concept of this strategy game is centuries old...
It is said that Captain James Cook used to play a
variant of Connect4 with his fellow officers on his
long voyages, and so this game has also been called "Captain's
Mistress".
The contemporary Connect4 game was launched by Milton
Bradley at the beginning of the 70s. It consists of
7 columns, each 6 pieces high. This game is a neat
conversion of a classic game where the aim is to connect
four tokens in a row, either horizontally, vertically
or diagonally, while keeping your opponent from doing
the same. Sounds easy, but it is not! The "vertical" strategy
you need to play Connect4 creates a unique challenge:
you must think in a whole new way to block your opponents
moves.Connect4 is named Force4, or Puissance4 in
French, Forza4 in Italian, Conecta4 in
Spanish, 4gewinnt in German, 4 op'n rij in
Dutch, Fire på stribe in Danish, Neljän
suora in Finnish, Czwórki in Polish, Четыре в ряд in
Russian, 四子棋 in Chinese,
and 四目並べ in Japanese...